HORSES: THEIR IMPACT ON THE TOWN

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized

Until the end of the First World War Dorchester would have been full of horses, mounted by their owners, pulling the carriages of the wealthy and the middle classes, hauling goods waggons and the carts of tradesmen, farmers and common carriers and, of course, the...

DORCHESTER’S STREETS AND UTILITIES

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Uncategorized

DORCHESTER’S STREETS AND UTILITIES The earliest bylaw I have found dealing with public hygiene in Dorchester dates from 12th January 1693 when the Quarter Sessions Court sitting in the Borough ordered, “that every Inhabitant within this Borough in every Street thereof...

Salisbury Visit hosted by Salisbury Civic Society

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Events

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/salisbury-visit-hosted-by-salisbury-civic-society-tickets-878088585597   Members of Dorchester Civic Society are invited to visit Salisbury for a series of cultural and historical talks and tours. Agenda   Morning focus: Women in...